Public Law 74–868

That the acquisition by the United States of any real property heretofore or hereafter acquired for any resettlement project or any rural-rehabilitation project for resettlement purposes heretofore or hereafter constructed with funds allotted or transferred to the Resettlement Administration pursuant to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, or

Ante, p. 115.

Civil and criminal jurisdiction of States, etc.; civil rights of inhabitants under local law.

any other law, shall not be held to deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its civil and criminal jurisdiction in and over such property, or to impair the civil rights under the local law of the tenants or inhabitants on such property; and insofar as any such jurisdiction has been taken away from any such State or subdivision, or any such rights have been impaired, jurisdiction over any such property is hereby ceded back to such State or subdivision.

Sec. 2.

Upon the request of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any other local public taxing unit, in which any such project, described in section 1, has been or will be constructed, the Resettlement Administration is authorized to enter into an agreement, and to consent to the renewal or alteration thereof, with such State or political subdivision thereof, or other local taxing unit, for the payment by the United States of sums in lieu of taxes. Such sums shall be fixed in such agreement and shall be based upon the cost of the public or municipal services to be supplied for the benefit of such project or the persons residing on or occupying such premises, but taking into consideration the benefits to be derived by such State or subdivision or other taxing unit from such project.

Sec. 3.

The receipts derived from the operation of such projects, described in section 1, in addition to the moneys appropriated or allocated for such projects, shall be available for such payments in lieu of taxes and for any other expenditures for operation and maintenance (including insurance) of such projects. To provide for such payments and expenditures, the Resettlement Administration is authorized from time to time to retain out of such receipts such sums as it may estimate to be necessary for such purposes.

Sec. 4.

In connection with any such project, described in section 1, the Resettlement Administration, with the approval of the President, is authorized to dedicate land for streets, alleys, and parks, and for any other public use or purpose, and to grant easements.